Travel Dates: April 29 - May 22 Instructors: Alan Bartley, George Kaufman Number of Students Enrolled: 15 Location: Philippines
Course Goals:
To further leadership skills by allowing students to experience the role of "servant-leader;"
To encourage students to examine the role of service to others in the global community;
To increase student awareness of the needs of individuals in underserved communities;
To help students develop the ability to live in a diverse group, and without familiar comforts, in order to learn the cooperation and compromise that team building requires;
To promote in students, via cultural exchange, an investigation of what it means to be a global citizen in a modern world with complex challenges;
To help students acquire knowledge and understanding of Philippine culture through both preliminary research and discussion with community members of the service site.
To provide an experiential framework through which students are encouraged to reflect on their personal values, motivations, and commitments as well as broader issues such as distributive justice.
To work in partnership with members of a community in need toward sustainable, holistic improvements that reflect the values of the community served.
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